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Brivudine (trade names Zostex, Mevir, Brivir, among others) is an antiviral drug used in the treatment of herpes zoster ("shingles"). Brivudine is an analog of the nucleoside thymidine. The active compound is brivudine 5'-triphosphate, which is forme...
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Possibly Marketed Outside US

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CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Potassium cyanide is a biologically active, rapidly acting, inorganic compound that is traditionally known as a poison. Potassium cyanide is a potent inhibitor of cellular respiration, acting on mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase, hence blocking oxid...